Takuma Inoue and Liborio Solis will step into the ring at the Ariake Arena in Koto Ku, Japan, to contest the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight belt this Saturday. The black and gold belt is currently unowned because Naoya Inoue decided to move up in class and drop all of his 118-pound belts to…
Murodjon Akhmadaliev will defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Bantamweight Super Championship for the fourth time next Saturday against Marlon Tapales at the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas. The Uzbek, who is one of the most outstanding fighters of the division and is also IBF champion, will make his first…
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Eastern Division) granted the World Boxing Association’s (WBA) legal team’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit against the body made by Fres Oquendo in January 2021. Judge Andrea Wood determined, in applying the relevant WBA rules, that federal court was not the proper forum to consider…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee ordered negotiations for the world title fight between Super Heavyweight Champion Oleksaandr Usyk and Champion Daniel Dubois. The official communication was sent to the parties on Monday. The teams of both fighters will have 30 days to negotiate, which will start this April 4 and will end next…
Thailand’s Phoobadin Yoohanngoh retained his WBA Asia super lightweight crown by defeating Filipino Jose Rosa Jr. by 10th round technical knockout. A new performance by the 19-year-old fighter at Bangkok’s SpacePlus Arena marked another step in his career and a victory that keeps him as the youngest WBA Asia champion. It was a great performance…
This Saturday was confirmed the second fight between the champion Mauricio Lara and his now challenger to the World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight title Leigh Wood, which will be on May 27 at the Manchester Arena. After a first meeting on February 18 in Nottingham, in which Lara delivered a spectacular knockout to Wood to…
Fabio Wardley became the new World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental heavyweight champion after defeating Michael Petite Coffie by technical knockout in the fourth round on Saturday at the O2 Arena, London, England. The Briton established his power in a fight that was a test for his career and the referee stopped the actions before a…
Former world champion Jamie Mitchell returned to the ring this Friday night and defeated Lindsay Garbatt by majority decision to capture the World Boxing Association (WBA) International bantamweight title at the Kendal G. L. Isaacs National Gymnasium in Nassau, Bahamas. Mitchell put on an aggressive, exchange fight to get the win on the 97-93, 97-93…
British Ohara Davies won the Honorable Mention awarded by the World Boxing Association (WBA) every month with the publication of the official rankings. Davies was recognized for his good performance in March, a period in which Otabek Kholmatov won the award as the boxer of the month for the pioneering organization. Davies had a super…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Boxer of the Month award was given to Seniesa Estrada. The American managed to unify the WBA and WBC minimumweight crowns last March 25 against Tina Rupprecht and remains firm in her goal of becoming undisputed 105-pound champion. Estrada faced an undefeated champion like the German and managed to dominate…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) released its March rankings and its individual awards, which featured Otabek Kholmatov as Fighter of the Month. The Uzbek participated in a featherweight eliminator fight on March 4 and dominated the previously undefeated Thomas Patrick Ward in Newcastle, England with ease. Kholmatov, 24, is one of the strongest prospects in…
Devin Haney and Vasyl Lomachenko held their first press conference for the undisputed lightweight title fight on May 20. The city of Los Angeles, California, hosted this first face to face between both fighters, who will step into the ring of the MGM Grand, Las Vegas. Accompanied by their teams and under a great atmosphere,…